漳州三中 初二（ 2 ）班 郑艳晶 Unit 4 Topic 1 Which do you like better, plants or animals? Section A

Task 1 Let's talk about the pictures by words

Guessing Words big bigg er biggest /ə/ /ist/

Guessing Words tall taller tallest /ist/ /ə/

Guessing Words strong stronger strongest /ə//ist/

Guessing Words fat fatter fattest /ə/ /ist/

What are these? 原级 big tall strong fat bigger taller stronger fatter biggest tallest strongest fattest 比较级 最高级 Comparative superlative

Task 2 Study the rules

Can you find the rules? long longer longest tall taller tallest strong strongerstrongest Group 1 一般情况，大多数形容词的比 较级在单词末尾加 er ，最高级 加 est

Can you find the rules? Group 2 thinthinnerthinnest bigbiggerbiggest fatfatterfattest 重读闭音节的单词，且末尾只有一个 辅音字母的单词，比较级先 双写 最后 一个辅音字母，再加 er 。最高级先 双 写 最后一个辅音字母，再加 est

nice nicernicest Group 3 Can you find the rules? 以不发音的 e 结尾的单词，比较级 再加 r 。最高级加 st cute cutercutest brave braverbravest

Can you find the rules? happy happier happiest Group 4 以辅音字母加 y 结尾的单词，比较 级把 y 改为 i 加 er, 最高级把 y 改为 i 加 est. ugly uglier ugliest lazy lazier laziest

Task 3 Let's talk about the farm

The animals on the farm cow horse duck pig rabbit goose hen mouse sheep

The animals on the farm The cat is fatter than the rabbit. The pig is fatter than the cat. The pig is the fattest. rabbitcat pig < < of all

Which is bigger? The hen is bigger than the duck. The goose is bigger than the hen. The goose is the biggest of all. duck hen goose < <

How to use them? Comparative 比较级 Superlative 最高级 两者比较 两者以上的比较

Summary 1. 形容词比较级句型 A + be 动词 + 比较级 than B 2. 形容词最高级句型 A+ be 动词 +the+ 最高级 + 范围 （ of all ）

Practice Which is stronger? The sheep ______________ the dog. The horse______________ the sheep. Which is the strongest? is stronger than The horse is ______________of all. the strongest

Practice Which are stronger? The sheep _________________ the dogs. The horses________________ the sheep. The horses __________________ of all. Which are the strongest? are stronger than are the strongest

Practice Which are cuter? The ducks ______________ the geese. The rabbits ______________ the ducks. The rabbits ______________ of all. Which are the cutest? are cuter than are the cutest

Task 4 Talk about the countryside and the city.

Which do you like better? in the countryside in the city The countryside is ______ _____ the city.. Which is quieter?? quieterthan

in the countryside in the city The sky in the countryside is ________ ______ ______in the city.. Which is bluer?? bluerthat Which do you like better? than

in the countryside in the city The air in the countryside is _______. _______ ______in the city. Which is fresher?? fresher that Which do you like better? than

in the countryside in the city The rivers in the countryside are _______ ______ ______in the city.. Which is clearer?? clearerthose Which do you like better? than

Does Wang Wei like the countryside or the city? Now, watch the flash of 1a, and find out the answer. 视频 1a-P81

1b Listen to 1a and check the words you hear. _____ fresher _____ busier _____ bluer _____ taller _____ bigger _____ clearer _____ nicer _____ quieter _____ noisier 录音 1a-P81

Underline the key points 1.The air is fresher, the sky is bluer and the rivers are cleaner there. 那儿空气更清新，天空更蓝，河水更清澈。 2. much quieter 安静得多了 much+ 比较级 …… 得多（表示程度） e.g much bigger 大得多了 3. enjoy the beauty of nature 欣赏自然美景

Task 5 Let's practice the dialog

What we learnt today Summary 1. 形容词的比较级和最高级。 2. 比较级和最高级的句型。 3. 用比较级和最高级描述农场、城市 和乡村。

Task 6 Writing

sheep, cow, stronger cat, mouse, bigger goose, hen, nicer pig, duck,thinner

My Farm Welcome to my farm. There are a lot of animals on it. The cows are stronger than the sheep. The cat is ___________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ________They are the fattest on the farm. I love my farm and the animals.

Thank you ~

in the countryside in the city The road in the city is ______ ______ ______in the countryside.. Which is wider? that Which do you like better? widerthan

in the countrysidein the city The buildings in the city are ______ ______ ______in the countryside.. Which are taller? those Which do you like better? taller than

Wang Wei likes the countryside very much because he thinks the air is _________, the sky is _______ and the rivers _____ ________ there. Michael thinks the countryside is ______ ________ than the city, too, so people can _______ the beauty of ______. Wang Wei goes to the countryside every year for his summer holiday. fresher bluerclearer quieter Fill in the blanks and retell the dialog. are much enjoy nature